Back to School FDL and the Dock Spiders have teamed up and will be holding a school supply drive on Friday, June 28th before the game. Last year 2,061 kids received supplies and that number continues to grow. If you are heading to Herr -Baker Field to watch the Dock Spiders take on the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters that night, or happen to be in the area, please consider dropping off some […]
Wisconsin fans are well-known for their dedication to our professional sports teams. One very special lifelong resident’s story show just how much positive impact those teams have. For almost 97 years, Katherine Halbur, a resident at SSM Health St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, has been a devoted Milwaukee Brewers fan. This Saturday, June 29, she will get to live out a dream when she throws out the ceremonial […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a Fond du Lac Parks Department storage building at Lakeside Park. Firefighters were called to the scene at 650 North Main Street near the entrance to the park shortly after 6pm Monday. Fire Chief Erick Gerritson told WFDL news at the scene the building and contents, including a couple of utility vehicles, are a total loss. Gerritson says at this point the […]
Bail has been set at $500,000 cash for a Watertown man charged in a domestic related stabbing incident. Thirty eight year old Joshua Daniels is charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide and aggravated battery. The incident happened early Friday evening at a residence in the town of Shields. The 36 year old victim received multiple lacerations and is in stable condition at a hospital. The suspect barricaded himself inside the residence. […]
Fond du Lac — Fond du Lac County Health Department and Fond du Lac Emergency Management is reminding residents on how to stay safe during flooding events. “Everyone is encouraged to have multiple sources to receive emergency alerts,” said John Ross, Emergency Management Director, “these can include NOAA All-Hazards Radio, local TV and radio as well as cell phone apps among others. If you live in areas that are prone […]
Beginning Monday, dumpsters have been placed at the City of Waupun Public Works Garage, located at 903 N Madison Street, for residents to bring damaged materials. The city is unable to accept hazardous materials (solvents, paints, etc.) and appliances. Dumpsters can be accessed between 6 am and 7 pm daily and are located along the north side of the facility between the red training tower and the garage. Dumpsters will […]
AAA projects Independence Day travelers will set new records nationwide and in Wissconsin. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says nearly 71 million people around the U.S. are expected to travel 50 miles or more away from home. More than 1.6 million of those will be Wisconsinites. The AAA forecast covers the nine day period from Saturday June 29 to Sunday July 7. Jarmusz says gas prices are down from last Independence […]
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says warning labels for mental health could be a first. Murthy […]
The Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control Coordinator says she is disappointed the FDA has reversed it's order taking Juul vaping products off the market. The reversal comes nearly two years after the federal health agency ordered the company's e-cigarettes and vaping products be taken off the market. FDL County Tobacco Prevention and Control Coordinator Johanna Brotz says while every person is different she doesn't buy Juul's claim that it's product […]